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Developing the role of Ward Friends

29th January 2020
By LOF_Admin
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Supporting patients and staff on the wards is a vital part of the work carried out by our Ward Friends … they help in a number of ways

  • chatting to people who are lonely, many with no regular visitors
  • enriching a patient’s day with crafts or other activities
  • reassuring patients who are anxious about being in hospital
  • helping to support elderly patients, some with dementia
  • providing pastoral support for seriously ill patients
  • simply acting as a ‘friend’ on the ward to cheer people up
  • taking a patient in a wheelchair for a ‘trip’ around the hospital

Becoming a Ward Friend

Find out more about how to apply to be a Ward Friend …

  • You will receive guidance from Louise Harfield (LHF Operations Manager), and training from Alison Davies (Hospital Matron) and Linda Lee (Hospital Chaplain).
  • You will always have supportive fellow volunteers and staff on hand if you have a question .

Supporting patients as a ward friend

Pastoral Support

Margaret carries out a specialist role of pastoral support for seriously ill patients, working closely with Linda Lee, our Hospital Chaplain.

‘Taken for a spin’

Graham is often seen taking elderly patients out of the wards ‘for a spin’ around the corridors and sitting with them for a chat in the cafeteria.


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Due to the hospital’s COVID security procedures, we regret to inform you that The Friends’ Office is not able to operate in the hospital reception.

We are working actively with the hospital by fundraising to support requests for equipment and facilities to improve patient care above and beyond that which the NHS can fund and provide.

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